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Foxconn 8800GTS 320MB Overclocking Edition
The Card and Bundle
The box and the card are decorated to match, with the surreal alien-themed rendering that draw from the same pool that Oddworld, ReBoot and Clay Fighter crawled out of. A welcome change; cyborg assassin bikini models are getting a little long in the tooth. Instead of including a bundled game, Foxconn bundles a game controller, which is another change of pace but equally hit-or-miss.   The gamepad is well-made. It's superior in construction compared to many 3rd party console controllers, and is reminiscent, if not directly designed from, an Xbox S-Type controller. It's relatively light while not flimsy, with a good gripping texture on the joysticks and clearly laid-out buttons that are responsive and easy to manipulate. The joysticks can be used in either analog or digital mode. Windows had no issues seeing the controller, but neither the driver CD nor Foxconn's website had software to customize the controller. As such, games without good controller-mapping options (for example, Need for Speed: Most Wanted), might not like using it at all.    Also included are a couple of DVI-to-D-sub adapters, a 4-pin-to-6-pin adapter, a driver disk, RestoreIT 7 and VirtualDrive Pro 10. The heatsink's moon-colored-sun-floating-on-a-pink-nebula-in-a-bottle art is the only visible deviation from the stock design. This, realistically, is a very good thing, as the stock heatsink is nothing if not excellent. Although it is a dual-slot affair, it's very capable and effectively silent, even though it always operates at full speed.         The PCB and layout are strictly reference, which is fine, though someone looking to show off his or her hardware might take some issue with the plain green. Hopefully, the healthy stock overclock mitigates the utilitarian aesthetics. And the overclocking is significant: up from 500MHz on the core to 575, and from 800MHz to 900 on the GDDR2.
Page 1: Introduction
Page 2: The Card and Bundle Page 3: Test Setup Page 4: Testing - HL2 Episode 1 Page 5: Testing - F.E.A.R. Page 6: Testing - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Page 7: Testing - Company of Heroes Page 8: Testing - Prey Page 9: Testing - NFSMW Page 10: Testing - 3DMark '06 Page 11: Performance Summary Page 12: Overclocking and Conclusion 
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